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UMD researcher has key role in NASA's new water-watching satellite

Surface Water and Ocean Topography, which launched Dec. 16, is studying all water on Earth, including the Great Lakes.

Business

Meet Great Lakes' newest arrival: Mark W. Barker

The first U.S.-built lake freighter in almost 40 years nears completion at a shipyard in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

April 01, 2022 08:00 AM

Northland Outdoors

Winter Grab found lots of life below Lake Superior ice

The early reveal on World Water Day found many living creatures.

March 24, 2022 10:08 AM

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Knife River couple embarks on epic 'Great Loop' boat trip over 2 summers

From the Great Lakes to great rivers, the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean and Canadian canals, the 6,000-mile trip is one for the ages.

March 18, 2022 12:00 PM

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Daniel J. Morrell passes under Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge in the late 1950s.

Minnesota

The story behind the Great Lakes' third-deadliest shipwreck

A recent exhibit and book re-examine the 1966 sinking of the Daniel J. Morrell.

March 09, 2022 01:11 PM

News

130 years after it sank, well-preserved wreckage of ship found in Lake Superior

At 650 feet deep, the wreck isn't accessible to divers.

March 03, 2022 04:04 PM

By Tim Nelson and Andrew Krueger / MPR News

Northland Outdoors

Great Lakes scientists dive into winter research

Led by a University of Minnesota Duluth professor, scientists from the U.S. and Canada are fanning out this month to gather data from below the ice.

February 19, 2022 07:21 AM

By John Myers

Northland Outdoors

Infamous anniversary: 100 years of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes

Invading parasite decimated fish populations until a chemical poison was developed to kill their larvae.

November 16, 2021 06:00 PM

By John Myers

Minnesota

Minnesota pollution control officials to ask businesses to test for 'forever chemicals'

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on Tuesday released a draft plan that would ask hundreds of facilities to test for PFAS.

November 16, 2021 01:45 PM

By Dana Ferguson

Business

Great Lakes' shipping's 'untapped potential': Duluth-Superior port sees opportunity in crisis

With its newly announced ability to accept maritime cargo containers, sources wonder if the Great Lakes might offer future relief in the face of supply chain pressures.

October 15, 2021 02:30 PM

Business

Sen. Amy Klobuchar visits Coast Guard cutter before final departure from Duluth

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Alder is scheduled to leave the Twin Ports on Wednesday, July 7.

July 06, 2021 09:45 AM

By Teri Cadeau

News

Lake Superior dropped nearly 4 inches in January

The big lake now sits 8 inches below the Feb. 1 level from last year.

February 03, 2021 05:30 PM

By Forum News Service

Community

100 years ago, a ship's crew fought Lake Superior — and won

There have been about 350 shipwrecks on Lake Superior. The Francis J. Widlar was not one of them.

November 14, 2020 06:00 AM

By Christa Lawler